Stent fracture and restenosis of a paclitaxel-eluting stent

Michalis I. Hamilos; Michail I. Papafaklis; Jurgen M. Ligthart; Patrick W. Serruys; Georgios Sianos

Stent fracture and restenosis of a paclitaxel-eluting stent

Michalis I. Hamilos, Michail I. Papafaklis, Jurgen M. Ligthart, Patrick W. Serruys, Georgios Sianos^*

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Cardiology

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Abstract

We describe the case of a patient with restenosis six months after stent implantation, at two points where stent fracture had occurred. Fracture is an unusual and probably underestimated cause of restenosis, which acquires special significance in this era of drug-eluting stents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	439-442
Number of pages	4
Journal	Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Volume	46
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - Nov 2005

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Stent fracture and restenosis of a paclitaxel-eluting stent

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